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Cowgill, Ralph P. (Ralph Penniwell), 1880-

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ralph Penniwell Cowgill papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2539
Abstract

Ralph Penniwell Cowgill (born 1880) served as an engineer for the Oregon State Game Commission, president of the Oregon Game Protective Association, and in the Oregon Legislature. Collection includes correspondence and reports, 1922-1935, regarding his work with those organizations, as well as the Oregon Reserve Corps and National Guard, with emphasis on fish husbandry and river pollution.

Dates: 1922-1935

Ralph Penniwell Cowgill photograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1180
Abstract

Black and white photographs and cyanotypes, primarily in two albums. Scenes in one album relate to work by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Pacific Northwest from 1898-1900, particularly in Idaho; locations include Coeur d'Alene Lake, Spokane, Mount Adams, the Columbia River Gorge, and Mount Hood. The second album includes photographs of an irrigation project near Medford, Oregon.

Dates: 1898-1915

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Subject
Adams, Mount (Wash.) -- Photographs 1
Coeur d'Alene Lake (Idaho) -- Photographs 1
Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.) -- Photographs 1
Fisheries and Wildlife 1
Fishes -- Effect of water pollution on 1